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020			_a9781421450759
028			_a: Zafaa Book & Distributors _b: 313/103A, H. No. 15, Tulsi Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi _c: ZBD0344 _d; 12/12/2025
082			_a378.17 LAF
100			_aLaff, Ned Scott.
100			_a; Carlson, Scott.
245			_aHacking College _b: Why the Major Doesn't Matter and What Really Does. _c/ Ned Scott Laff.
260			_a, Maryland _b: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press _c, 2025.
300			_a; 224p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b1877
520			_aCollege is a complex, high-stakes game, according to authors Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, but students can learn how to win it. Hacking College offers college advisors, faculty, and staff in student and academic affairs a groundbreaking guide to rethinking higher education so that students can succeed in an increasingly complex world. Drawing from extensive research and real student experiences, this essential book exposes the hidden challenges and bureaucratic traps that undermine student success, from convoluted transfer processes to single-minded emphasis on majors. Each chapter provides actionable strategies to help advisors lead students to tailor their education to their aspirations. Through vivid case studies, Laff and Carlson advocate for a proactive approach to education—encouraging students to "hack" their college experience by crafting a personalized field of study. This method challenges the traditional focus on declaring a major and empowers students to link their personal interests with academic pursuits so that their education aligns with future career and life goals. Enriched with insights on how to find underutilized institutional resources and foster meaningful mentor relationships, Hacking College encourages students, educators, and institutions to transform passive educational experiences into dynamic journeys of discovery and self-fulfillment.
650			_aEducation
650			_aHigher Education
650			_aStudent
700			_aNed Scott Laff.
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